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LONDON - I was doing a reconnaissance walk of the Olympic Park Tuesday afternoon, and when I reached the Olympic Stadium, an iconic song was coming from the loudspeakers. “Must be recorded,” I thought out loud, listening to “Hey Jude.” An Olympic worker corrected me. “Sir Paul is in there training,” the man told me. Indeed he was. It’s no surprise that Paul McCartney will be part of Friday’s Olympic opening ceremony. I mean, how could London do the thing without featuring one of the two living Beatles? British media have reported it over the past month, and Tuesday’s online version of the Daily Mail said the ceremony...

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LONDON - I was doing a reconnaissance walk of the Olympic Park Tuesday afternoon, and when I reached the Olympic Stadium, an iconic song was coming from the loudspeakers. “Must be recorded,” I thought out loud, listening to “Hey Jude.” An Olympic worker...